Table 57. Women Operators - Selected Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators ' 
Principal operator 
Characteristics 
All operators ' 
Principal operator 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Operators number 
24,265 
24,901 
6,891 
7,664 
Age group - Con. 
Primary occupation: 
35 to 44 years 
2,754 
3,876 
521 
845 
Farming 
7,885 
8,135 
2,421 
2,605 
45 to 54 years 
5,735 
6,866 
1,277 
1,743 
Other 
16,380 
16,766 
4,470 
5,059 
55 to 64 years 
6,841 
6,473 
1,759 
1,899 
65 to 74 years 
4,609 
3,605 
1,556 
1,415 
Place of residence: 
75 years and over 
2,566 
2,256 
1,504 
1,507 
On farm operated 
17,966 
18,853 
4,436 
5,110 
Not on farm operated 
6,299 
6,048 
2,455 
2,554 
Average age of - 
All operators 
56.8 
54.7 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
62.4 
60.2 
None 
9,489 
8,974 
3,174 
3,404 
Second operator 
54.9 
52.4 
(X) 
(X) 
Any 
14,776 
15,927 
3,717 
4,260 
Third operator 
52.1 
50.9 
(X) 
(X) 
1 to 49 days 
2,034 
2,628 
512 
721 
50 to 99 days 
1,127 
1,212 
282 
287 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2,269 
2,450 
556 
558 
Latino origin (see text) 
233 
186 
70 
66 
200 days or more 
9,346 
9,637 
2,367 
2,694 
Race: 
Years on present farm: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
31 
92 
7 
24 
2 years or less 
1,067 
1,257 
300 
353 
Asian 
68 
68 
26 
8 
3 or 4 years 
1,495 
2,022 
372 
615 
Black or African American 
63 
57 
23 
19 
5 to 9 years 
3,733 
4,474 
1,000 
1,469 
Native Flawaiian or 
1 0 years or more 
17,970 
17,148 
5,219 
5,227 
Other Pacific Islander 
8 
13 
- 
5 
White 
24,022 
24,594 
6,820 
7,575 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
More than one race reported 
73 
77 
15 
33 
2 years or less 
904 
(NA) 
252 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
1,327 
(NA) 
339 
(NA) 
Number of persons living 
5 to 9 years 
3,418 
(NA) 
888 
(NA) 
in household of- 
1 0 years or more 
18,616 
(NA) 
5,412 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
14,321 
16,674 
Second operator 
8,317 
6,904 
(X) 
(X) 
Age group: 
Third operator 
2,473 
2,331 
(X) 
(X) 
Under 25 years 
287 
401 
42 
44 
25 to 34 years 
1,473 
1,424 
232 
211 
^ Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
44 Illinois 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
